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Free admission at English Nationals

All competitors to get free entry into contest.

English Nationals
 

The British Federation of Brass Bands (BFBB) has responded to the call from competitors at its flagship event, the English National Brass Band Championships (ENBBC), and has confirmed that all competitors will receive free admission into the contest auditorium in order to listen to bands.

Wristbands

Wristbands will be issued to all competing bandspeople on the day of the contest which takes place on Saturday 28 June in Preston’s Guild Hall.

Wristbands will be issued to all competing bandspeople on the day of the contest which takes place on Saturday 28 June in Preston’s Guild HallBFBB

Competitors

The competing bands at this year’s contest are:

Black Dyke
Brighouse & Rastrick
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery
Fairey
Fishburn
Fodens Richardson
Grimethorpe Colliery
Hepworth Cookson Homes
Leyland
Mount Charles
Polysteel
Redbridge Brass
Reg Vardy
Rothwell Temperance
Staffordshire
YBS

The adjudicators are Nigel Boddice, David Horsfield and Chris Wormald.

The winners will be invited to represent England at the 2009 European Brass Band Championships to be held in Ostende, Belgium (22nd April — 3rd May).

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